Author: Brian Kitson

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Review: ‘Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor’

Being a fan of Doctor Who, you tend to get used to change. Companions leave, new showrunners take over, and Doctors regenerate. Since the start of NuWho, now referred to as the Revival Era, we have seen four Doctors regenerate. Five when you include Jodie Whittaker, whose final episode Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor just aired. Leaving with Whittaker

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Review: ‘The Winchesters’ Episode 2

Supernatural spin-off The Winchesters seems to be quite the hit for The CW, which is a pleasant surprise for a show just starting out. The first episode is the most-watched premiere this season for the cable channel, beating out Walker; a feat that is quite impressive. Luna Gauthier, our resident Supernatural superfan, was able to review the premiere early and was

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Review: ‘The School For Good and Evil’

With the way media is consumed nowadays, it feels almost impossible to go into a film completely blind. However, with Netflix’s newest fantasy film The School For Good and Evil, I truly went into it without any idea or preconceived notions about what to expect. Directed by Paul Feig, there was a chance this film could go one of two ways.

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Book Review: ‘Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard’ By Tom Felton

For those of us who can remember our childhood and adolescence, I think we can all agree that growing up isn’t always sunshine and rainbows. We learn through experience, with the goal to become functional adults, though not every experience is enjoyable. Sometimes the best lessons come from the hardest falls, where we get back up with a scraped knee and

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‘Interview With The Vampire’ “…After the Phantoms of Your Former Self” (S1, Ep2)

AMC’s Interview With The Vampire premiered last week, with an episode that set the tone for what is to come. “In Throes of Increasing Wonder” exploded onto my television screen in that The premiere episode was one of the best episodes of television I have ever had the pleasure of viewing. The final moments were also explosive due to Louis’ (Jacob Anderson)

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Review: ‘Chucky’ Season 2 Premiere

At long last, the best horror show on network television has made its grand return. No, I’m not talking about Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story or its Hulu spin-off, but the USA and Syfy show, Chucky. Based on the successful horror franchise Child’s Play, the show is a continuation of the original series, (ignoring the 2019 reboot starring Mark Hamill as

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Loose Threads and Thoughts on a ‘Hocus Pocus 3’

After almost thirty years, Hocus Pocus 2 brought the Sanderson sisters back to Salem, causing chaos for a whole new generation. This sequel was the perfect follow-up to the Halloween classic from Disney, with Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy just as charming as they were in the original. Hocus Pocus 2 did a fantastic job honoring the original

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Book Review: ‘The Skeptics Guide to the Future’ by Dr. Steven Novella

There’s something about the future that just seems to fascinate so many people. Be it our own personal future or the general future of the world, people tend to spend plenty of time thinking about it. I grew up on media such as The Jetsons, Back to the Future, and Lost in Space; shows and films that were set in wildly

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Review: ‘Quantum Leap’ “Atlantis” (S1, Ep2)

One of the most interesting aspects of Quantum Leap is how every episode is its own adventure with its own set of problems. Similar in fashion to how American Horror Stories was with each episode focusing on a different story, if you don’t like one specific adventure, the next week brings something new to the table. While there are some serial

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